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Recent Examples of palliative
Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 40-year-old doctor who worked on a palliative care team, for 15 counts of murder with malice.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Proponents of the bill say assisted dying can bring dignity to terminal patients at the end of their lives, averting months of suffering and physical decline, and easing pressure on the country’s palliative, or end-of-life, services.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
In this context, the study aimed to determine whether there is a scientific consensus on the use of medical cannabis for cancer patients, including both palliative care and its potential as an anticancer treatment.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 40-year-old doctor who worked on a palliative care team, for 15 counts of murder with malice.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
One of the advantages of early detection is that the goal of treatment becomes a cure as opposed to palliative.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Proponents of the bill say assisted dying can bring dignity to terminal patients at the end of their lives, averting months of suffering and physical decline, and easing pressure on the country’s palliative, or end-of-life, services.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliative
Adjective
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The person may or may not also receive curative treatment for their condition.2 Comfort care focuses on pain relief, symptom control, and improving a person's quality of life.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
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This includes advocating for policies that eliminate the requirement to forgo curative treatments, improve reimbursement rates and address provider shortages.—
James Dismond,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He’s injected with a sedative and wakes up in the book cage.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dina was knocked out with a strong sedative, and Joel was shot in the knee.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The big three injectable prescription weight loss medicines: Ozempic, Victoza, and Wegovy.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
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Huntley’s healing came, in part, through nature and plant medicine.—
Stephanie Long,
Essence,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Note that the Court did say the amendment power could not alter beneficial interests in the trust.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Based on these findings, Ahmed and Dr. Jeffrey Gordon from the Washington University at St. Louis developed a treatment that incorporates beneficial gut bugs that could be easily dispensed into food products by local producers.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
14 May 2025
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And now, that security blanket is calling it a career.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The ensuing political fallout has been shadowed by the opening weeks of Mr. Trump’s administration, including threats of tariffs on European exports and a pullback of America’s military security blanket that has protected Germany since the end of World War II.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While Zadeh opted for oil, the first double cleansing step can also be done with a cleansing balm.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Amazon shoppers are equally impressed with the luxurious cleansing balm, and more than 2,000 users have added it to their carts in the past month alone.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Take remedial action when necessary and ensure the AI agent can learn and improve continuously.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The current homeowner, who prefers to remain anonymous, purchased the property within the last few years and recognized that the orange trees, along with nearby macadamia nut, avocado, guava and fig trees that previous owners had planted, were declining and needing specialized remedial care.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Many modern parents are more likely to soothe a cranky baby with a smartphone than a pacifier.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Avoid making the move if your child is in the throes of toilet training, giving up a pacifier, or getting used to a new child care arrangement, for example.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Palliative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliative. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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